Tradition 35 of 35
Ancient religions, animism, and ritual
Ancient and traditional religious systems, animist and polytheist belief, deities, sacred rites, mystery cults, and historical ritual practices that contextualize magical and esoteric traditions.
Membership means relevance, not endorsement.
- Books
- 14,367
- Earliest
- 1100
- to 2026
- Read free
- 44%
- 6,362 with public full text
- With covers
- 49%
How books qualify
- Query + metadata match4,877
- Metadata match260
- Query match9,225
- Source classification (retained through merging)5
Every placement records its evidence — the controlled subject queries that found the book at its sources and the bibliographic metadata retained through merging. Each book page shows its own. How the rationale system works.
Key subjects
- God2.1K
- Animals1.9K
- Early works to 18001.8K
- Juvenile fiction907
- Rites and ceremonies891
- History810
- Juvenile literature779
- Providence and government of God752
- Sermons669
- Funeral rites and ceremonies624
- Conduct of life615
- Religion557
- Bible479
- Children471
- Animal welfare462
- Christianity424
- animal magnetism417
- Children's stories380
- Fiction360
- Christian life357
- Natural history339
- Attributes334
- Zoology321
- Cult314
Top languages
- English7,932 · 55%
- German1,498 · 10%
- French1,335 · 9%
- Latin1,255 · 9%
- Italian437 · 3%
Notable authors
All authors- Harrison Weir40 in this tradition46 books
- Religious Tract Society32 in this tradition66 books
- France. Convention nationale31 books
- Augustine of Hippo26 in this tradition46 books
- Madeline Leslie25 in this tradition26 books
- Samuel G. Goodrich24 in this tradition34 books
- Franz Anton Mesmer23 in this tradition49 books
- Catholic Church22 in this tradition50 books
- Maximillien De Lafayette22 in this tradition24 books
- Martin Luther21 in this tradition129 books
- François de Salignac de La Mothe- Fénelon21 in this tradition49 books
- Emanuel Swedenborg20 in this tradition84 books
14,367 books
Taoism
Alan Watts
1998
Valis
Philip K. Dick
1981
Witches, Druids And King Arthur
Ronald Hutton
2003
Worship
Norvel Hayes
1993
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[Rituale Trecense]
Église catholique
1540Latin
Cults in Our Midst
Margaret Thaler Singer
1995
Desiring God
John Piper
1987
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English Translation of Freher — Paradoxes, Emblems & Enigmas, 18th-Century MS
Dionysius Andreas Freher, Source Library, Google Gemini
2026
Griechische Religion der archaischen und klassischen Epoche
Walter Burkert, John Raffan
1977
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Rituale monasticum justorumque infirmantibus, moribundis nec non vita functis persolvendorum ratio, ex optimis quibusque, Romano praecipue et antiquiori Benedictino usibus deprompta
Église catholique
1627Latin
Animal-Speak
Ted Andrews
1993
Dr. Tatiana's sex advice to all creation
Olivia Judson
2002
Fetish
Valerie Steele
1996
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Geminiae matris sacrorum titulus sepulcralis explicatus , verus exequiarum ritus una detectus, a Joanne Jacobo Chiffletio
Jean-Jacques Chifflet
1634Latin
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Hortorum secreta, cultus, et auxilia, amoenae voluptatis et inenarabilis utilitatis abunde plena... autore Antonio Mizaldo
Antoine Mizauld
1574Latin
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Imagines deorum qui ab antiquis colebantur, in quibus simulacra, ritus, caerimoniae, magnaq[ue] ex parte veterum religio explicatur, olim a Vincentio Chartario... ex variis auctoribus in unum collectae, atque Italica lingua expositae, nunc vero... Latino sermone ab Antonio Verderio... expressae
Lorenzo Pignoria
1581Latin
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Imagines deorum qui ab antiquis colebantur, in quibus simulacra, ritus, caerimoniae, magnaque ex parte veterum religio explicatur, olim a Vincentio Chartario,... ex variis auctoribus in unum collectae, atque italica lingua expositae, nunc vero... latino sermone ab Antonio Verderio,... expressae
Vincenzo Cartari
1581Latin
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Mores, leges et ritus omnium gentium, a Joanne Boëmo,... ex multis clarissimis rerum scriptoribus collecti
Johann Boemus
1570Latin
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Mores, leges et ritus omnium gentium, per Joannem Boemum,... ex multis clarissimis rerum scriptoribus collecti
Johann Boemus
1541Latin
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Mores, leges, et ritus omnium gentium ex multis clarissimis rerum scriptoribus , a Joanne Boemo aubano teutonico nuper collecti, & novissimè recogniti. Tribus libris absolutum opus, Aphricam, Asiam, & Europam describentibus. Non sine indice locupletißimo
Johann Boemus, Antoine de Labarre de Beaumarchais
1561French
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Omnium gentium mores, Leges et Ritus ex multis clarissimis rerum scriptoribus, à Joãnne Boëmo Aubano Teutonico nuper collecti, & novissime recogniti Tribus libris absolutum opus, Aphricam, Asiam et Europam describentibus. Non sine Indice locupetissimo
Johann Boemus
1536Latin
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Omnium gentium mores, leges & ritus ex multis clarissimis rerum scriptoribus , a Joanne Boëmo aubano Teutonico nuper collecti & novissime recogniti. Tribus libris absolutum opus, Aphricam, Asiam et Europam describentibus
Johann Boemus
1539Latin
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Omnium gentium mores, leges et ritus, ex multis clarissimis rerum scriptoribus, a Joanne Boëmo Aubano, Teuticono nuper collecti, & novissime recogniti. Tribus libris absolutum opus, Aphricam, Asiam & Europam describentibus
Johann Boemus
1536Latin
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Promptuarium theologicum, in quo quaecunque ad symbolum apostolicum, peccatorum summam, Dei legem, legis praecepta, Ecclesiae sacramenta, claves, ritus, hierarchiam... pertinent accuratissime discutiuntur... opera... M. Galeni,... Editio nova
Matthaeus Galenus
1600Latin